Survival of <it>Ascaris </it>eggs and hygienic quality of human excreta in Vietnamese composting latrines
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>For centuries farmers in Vietnam have fertilized their fields with human excreta collected directly from their household latrines. Contrary to the official guideline of six-month storage, the households usually only store human excre...
Main Authors: | Dalsgaard Anders, Klank Lise T, Konradsen Flemming, Phuc Pham D, Jensen Peter KM |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-12-01
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Series: | Environmental Health |
Online Access: | http://www.ehjournal.net/content/8/1/57 |
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